Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs $193M tax cut into law
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a $193 million tax cut into law. Cox said in a statement that…
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Speed investigated as cause for fatal crash
On Friday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 326 on Interstate 80 east of Laramie, Wyoming. …
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Ada County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a minor
ttorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Kuna man on…
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Man pleads guilty to firearms violation and assaulting federal officer
A Greenleaf man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm and assaulting a federal…
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Driver inattention investigated as possible cause for fatal crash
On Thursday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 101 on Wyoming 220 west of Casper,…
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Superintendent of Public Instruction appoints chief of staff
Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder has appointed Chad Auer as the Wyoming Department of Education’s Chief of Staff.…
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New alumni relations leader named at University of Idaho
Vandal alumna and Idaho non-profit leader Amy Lientz joins the University of Idaho as assistant vice president for alumni relations, effective…
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Study: Fewer crashes after Utah sets strictest DUI law in US
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say car crashes and traffic deaths dropped in Utah after the state enacted the…
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Officers save man from frozen pond
This dramatic video of an ice rescue in Utah shows the dangers of venturing out onto ice this time of…
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Canada’s COVID-19 trucker protests go global
A trucker protest that has clogged the streets of the Canadian capital for weeks has spread to cities across the world, and impeded access to the…
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Man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
A Hope, Idaho man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…
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Utah lawmakers exempt media from public records fee proposal
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers on Tuesday exempted members of the media from a proposal to allow governments to…
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Boise foothills residents and recreationists asked to take precautions as coyote mating season arrives
Amid increasing reports of coyote activity in the Boise foothills, including the Hulls Gulch and Military Reserve areas, Fish and Game is asking…
Continue Reading US report finds Mexico is dominant source of fentanyl trafficked into US
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A new government report out Tuesday details how opioid trafficking in the United States has changed in recent years,…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old Idaho boy snuck a book he wrote onto a library shelf. More than 100 people are waiting to check it out
An imaginative boy who loves comic books now has a graphic novel of his own on the shelves of his local…
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Suspect arrested in Washington state grocery store shooting
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man suspected of opening fire inside a grocery store in Washington state, killing…
Continue Reading Fatality crash in Jerome County
Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred on Sunday at 8:04 p.m., at 750 Golf Course Road, in Jerome…
Continue Reading Fatal crash near Cheyenne
A medical condition is being investigated as a possible cause for a fatal crash north of Cheyenne,…
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Former State Senator Leland Christensen passes away
JACKSON HOLE Wyoming (KIFI) – The office of U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis announced the lawmaker’s death on Thursday. He served as State Director…
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Magic Valley man sentenced to 10 years in drug distribution case
A Gooding man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for distribution of…
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Mountain home man pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges
A Mountain Home man pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and unlawful possession of a…
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Nampa man sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl
A Nampa man was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distribution of illegal…
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Wyoming Governor appoints new district court judge for the Sixth Judicial District
Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Matthew Castano to be a District Court Judge for the Sixth Judicial District serving Crook, Weston and Campbell…
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ESPN to have all-woman crew for Warriors-Jazz game next week
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a “Monday Night Football” game. She will…
Continue Reading New Zealand announces plans to reopen to the world
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN New Zealand has announced it will begin reopening to the world, signaling an end to nearly two years of tough border…
Continue Reading California man sentenced to federal prison for passing counterfeit currency
A San Leandro, California man was sentenced to four months in federal prison and four months of home confinement for passing counterfeit…
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IDOC seeks walkaway from South Boise Women’s Correctional Center
The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for a South Boise Women’s Correctional Center resident who walked away from the…
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Crash sends 2 to the hospital
Idaho State Police is investigating a crash that occurred on Tuesday at approximately 8:20 p.m.…
Continue Reading University of Utah suspends all fraternity and sorority social activities following second sexual assault report
Amanda Musa, CNN The University of Utah has suspended all social activities at fraternities and sororities after two reports of sexual assault that…
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Utah, home of conservative Trump critics, hosts GOP meeting
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Members of the Republican National Committee are meeting in Salt Lake City to discuss a series…
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Man dead, woman hospitalized in shooting at Post Falls home
POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Police in northern Idaho say a woman was hospitalized and a man died in a shooting at a Post Falls home on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Twin Falls County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Twin Falls man on…
Continue Reading Bill raising fees on public records passes Utah House
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah House passed a proposal Tuesday to increase fees on requests for public records from so-called vexatious requesters.…
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Oregon falls short of booster shot goal, but new cases drop
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials have fallen far short of a goal to get COVID-19 booster shots into the arms of an additional 1…
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Montana highway patrol settles with Wyoming man over crash
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana has reached a $270,000 settlement with a Wyoming man who was forced into a ditch to avoid colliding with…
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10 movies you’ll want to see from the Sundance Film Festival
By LINDSEY BAHR and JAKE COYLE AP Film Writers Dispatches from the Sundance Film Festival are usually accompanied by descriptions of the looming…
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Utah state workers get days off to sub amid teacher shortage
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is allowing state workers additional time off to help combat the labor shortage facing…
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Utah’s COVID surge is hitting the homeless population hard
COVID-19 cases have surged in Utah throughout January, and that’s causing a problem for people who are unsheltered and don’t have a place to…
Continue Reading Mail began to pile up at a home. The local mail carrier noticed and saved a woman’s life
By Sara Smart, CNN A New Hampshire postal worker is now a local hero after she helped save a woman’s life. Newmarket mail carrier Kayla…
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Oregon hospitals near breaking point during COVID-19 surge
Health officials say Oregon hospitals are near their COVID-19 breaking point as the state is expected to reach peak hospitalizations in coming weeks.…
Continue Reading Ada County man sentenced for petit theft
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced an Ada County man was sentenced Wednesday, January 26, for petit…
Continue Reading Nampa woman pleads guilty to theft of government money
A Nampa woman pleaded guilty to theft of government…
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Groups challenge Montana wolf hunting, trapping regulations
Two wildlife advocacy groups are challenging changes to Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping regulations, arguing they were made without public…
Continue Reading 50,000 N95 masks donated to Hawaii Department of Education
Hawaii Pacific Health donated 50,000 N95 masks for students, faculty, and support staff with the Hawaii Department of…
Continue Reading Woman admits to wire fraud scheme to embezzle from employer
An Osburn, Idaho woman pleaded guilty to wire…
Continue Reading US Coast Guard finds body while searching for 39 people from capsized vessel off Florida coast
By Tina Burnside and Jason Hanna, CNN The US Coast Guard has recovered a body during a search for 39 people whose vessel capsized over the weekend…
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SH-55 north of Smiths Ferry reopened
Idaho State Highway 55 (SH-55) north of Smiths Ferry reopened Monday to traffic in both directions following cleanup of the rockslide this past…
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Boise multi-employer job fair set for Feb. 2
Idaho Labor is hosting a multi-employer job fair Feb. 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Express, 475 W. Parkcenter Blvd., in…
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Rare to Idaho, a ringtail was recently found in Twin Falls, and you can see it in a video
There have only been five confirmed sighting of ringtails in…
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5 elk die in Wood River Valley after eating toxic yew plants
Despite a 2016 Blaine County ordinance restricting the planting of noxious plants, including exotic yew, three elk, two cows and one calf, were found…
Continue Reading Miami-Dade Police Band Together To Help 7-Year-Old Burn Patient
By Jacqueline Quynh Click here for updates on this story KENDALL, Florida (WFOR) — The Miami-Dade Police Department…
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Utah Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson contracts COVID-19
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson has contracted COVID-19 amid a variant-fueled surge that is sweeping Utah and the…
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Utah bill to protect pets from domestic abuse moves forward
By BETHANY RODGERS Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has advanced a bill that aims to give domestic violence survivors…
Continue Reading She found a $3 million lottery prize in her spam folder
By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN Your email spam folder isn’t all junk mail. Laura Spears of Oakland County, Michigan, can attest to that, as she recently…
Continue Reading Mysterious ice formations showed up in Chicago this week
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist You’ve heard of blizzards and maybe even the polar vortex, but have you heard of ice pancakes? What…
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Officials identify Colorado skier who died of hypothermia
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — Officials in western Montana have released the name of a Colorado skier who died while skiing out of bounds at the Lost…
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Oregon residents decry proposed ‘permanent’ mask mandate
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of Oregon residents are crying government overreach as officials…
Continue Reading Volunteers build ramp for man’s house so he can live at home
Despite the cold and snow, a local nonprofit and volunteers showed that there is enough warmth in their hearts to change one man’s life for the…
Continue Reading Fatality crash on I-84 west of Wendell
On Wednesday at approximately 5:53 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle fatality crash eastbound I84 at milepost 150, approximately…
Continue Reading Caldwell man sentenced for distribution of methamphetamine
A Caldwell man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for distribution of…
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Utah lawmakers weigh overturning local mask mandates
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The GOP-dominated Utah Senate passed a measure Tuesday to block local mask mandates as…
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2 cow elk shot out of season on Salmon Road near Riggins
On the morning of Jan. 9, two cow elk were shot out of season along the Big Salmon Road near Riggins.…
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Washington students’ test scores drop significantly
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington students took their first state exams last fall since the pandemic began and their scores dropped. The Seattle Times…
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1 hospitalized after crash in Jerome County
Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Monday at 7:25 a.m. at the intersection of US93 and Golf Course Road in…
Continue Reading Tonga remains cut off after a massive eruption and tsunami. Here’s what we know
By Helen Regan, CNN The eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga on Saturday was likely the biggest recorded anywhere on the planet in more than…
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Scientists see silver lining in fed’s efforts at Lake Powell
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced last week that it plans to adjust management protocols for the Colorado River in early 2022 to reduce…
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Mexico seizes 380,000 boxes of Kellogg’s cereal
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico wants to improve children’s diets, so it seized 380,000 boxes of Corn Flakes, Special K and other Kellogg’s…
Continue Reading A letter from an American soldier has been delivered to his family — 76 years after he mailed it
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Angelina Gonsalves received an unexpected, yet cherished, delivery from the US Postal Service last month — a letter her…
Continue Reading ‘She’s amazing’: World War II veteran turns 103 in Black Mountain
By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A small crowd gathered…
Continue Reading Governor Little appoints Stuchlik to Third Judicial District
Governor Brad Little announced the appointment of Kiley Stuchlik to the Third Judicial…
Continue Reading A baby is in stable condition after three people found him in a dumpster and called police
By Michelle Watson and Christina Maxouris, CNN A newborn baby is in stable condition after people looking through a dumpster found the infant and…
Continue Reading Woman Comes face-to-face with mountain lion in her backyard
By Maria Cid Medina Click here for updates on this story DALY CITY, California (KPIX) — From the Peninsula to Daly…
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Montana increasing wildland firefighter hourly pay to $15.50
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana is increasing its base pay for seasonal firefighters to a minimum of $15.50 an hour to help recruit and…
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Utah gov exempts state Capitol, facilities from mask mandate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP Gov. Spencer Cox exempted from a mask mandate the Utah Capitol and other state facilities Monday as conservative…
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Roadway deaths in Utah hit nearly 20-year high last year
Data from the Utah Department of Transportation and Utah Highway Patrol shows 320 people died on Utah roadways in…
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Avalanche blocks I-90 on Montana side of Lookout Pass
Three small snowslides on Friday, and concerns that there might be more, led the Montana Department of Transportation to close the westbound lanes of…
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‘Excessive’ COVID absences force school closures in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three schools in Portland, Oregon, were closed on Friday due to staffing shortages and “excessive” absences caused by…
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Gobert tests positive for virus again, enters NBA protocols
The first time that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, the NBA didn’t even have health and safety…
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Complaints made over utility management of Hebgen Lake, dam
Summer drought followed by a Hebgen Dam component failure in late November has led to complaints.…
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Boise man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for drug trafficking
A Boise man was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to…
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California twins born 15 minutes apart separated by birth year
A set of California twins born 15 minutes apart are already distinguishing themselves with different…
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Montana State weekend women’s hoops games postponed, COVID
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The Montana State women’s home basketball games slated for Thursday against Idaho and Sunday against Montana have been…
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Record number of deaths in Washington, Oregon in 2021
Oregon and Washington in 2021 surpassed their previous records for total annual deaths – records that were set just last…
Continue Reading Utah man run over after being tased by police sues officers
A man who suffered permanent debilitating injuries when he was run over by a car while being arrested by West Valley police is now suing the officers…
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Omicron pushes most UW classes online first week of January
SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington says it will implement remote learning for the first week of the winter quarter in January because of…
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University of Utah investigates racist incident reports
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah says its racist-incident team is investigating separate reports of men dressed like the KKK in dorms…
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Delta still dominant COVID strain in WA, but officials worry
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington health officials say at least 400 cases of the new COVID-19 variant had been confirmed in the state, but that omicron…
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Nampa man sentenced to 9 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute
A Nampa man was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to…
Continue Reading Walmart sued for allegedly dumping over a million hazardous items a year
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California filed a lawsuit against Walmart Monday for allegedly disposing of hazardous waste at a rate of “more…
Continue Reading Soldier surprises mom in time for the holidays
By Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story BAY MINETTE, Alabama (WALA) — Christmas came early for a Baldwin…
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Utah State police chief resigns after sex-assault comments
The Utah State University police chief has resigned after a recording the institution called reprehensible came to light showing telling football…
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Utah State’s Anderson apologizes for sexual assault comment
Utah State football coach Blake Anderson has apologized for telling his players it “has never been more glamorized to be the victim” of sexual…
Continue Reading Teen rescued his mom by creating a makeshift tourniquet with a shoelace and some inspiration from Grey’s Anatomy
By Sara Smart, CNN After binging on episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, many fans of the show think they can successfully duplicate the medical…
Continue Reading Pedestrian hit, killed near Sheridan
A fatal crash occurred around milepost 25 on Interstate 90 near Sheridan, Wyoming Friday. …
Continue Reading Amazon driver says he didn’t expect recognition after fixing blown over Christmas décor
By BRIDGET CHAVEZ Click here for updates on this story KEIZER, Oregon (KPTV) — An Amazon delivery driver who gained…
Continue Reading Human remains found 40 years ago identified as member of The O’Jays R&B band
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank…
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Pickup belonging to missing Washington man found in Idaho
Searchers in Idaho have found a pickup truck belonging to Washington state man who was last seen Dec. 7, but the man wasn’t near the vehicle.…
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Nampa women pleads guilty to failure to account for and pay over employment tax
A Nampa woman pleaded guilty to failure to account for and pay over employment…
Continue Reading How you can help tornado victims
By Ashley Vaughan and Jennifer Grubb, CNN Late Friday and early Saturday there were at least 50 tornado reports across Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,…
Continue Reading The biggest snowstorm of the season to hit California this week
By Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A drought-denting weather system will hit the West Coast, bringing the biggest snowfall of the season to…
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